Summary

After spending a day in Saint Jeronimo, where life seems to be bustling along as normal, Jaime takes Amara to the snow house. He shows her how to keep the ice covered, and he leaves the next morning. Amara hardly speaks the entire time.

As soon as Jaime is out of sight, Amara begins climbing the mountain into their uppermost peaks. She begins to follow a wolf spoor, and is still climbing, when evening comes. As she looks out over the island from her high perch, she sees a large number of specks on the ocean. It appears that a great armada is headed toward Grandinsula.

Amara has lost track of the wolf spoor, and it's too late to return to the hut. Only one summit remains, and Amara keeps climbing.

Analysis

As Jaime shows Amara around Saint Jeronimo, the wolf-girl blends in with the other people. There...